arstechnica.com — Apple TV certainly has its uses, but the original XBox is easier to hack, cheaper, and has much more support from the hacking community right now than Apple TV. If you've not looked into XBMC, it's absolutely worth it.
Mar 26, 2007 View in Crawl 4
robotsuMar 27, 2007
Sure, the xbox360 is great, but Apple TV is made for average consumer consumption. That is the reason it is going to sell. The xbox 360 does have a pretty sweet little marketplace going, and I would probably use it if I had a current-gen console; just don't expect it to gather the entire market. Apple TV definitely will find it's niche with consumers who do not play video games or who do not have an xbox and still want to stream.
j5onfieldMar 27, 2007
If you don't want to mod your xbox yourself you can pay a fair fee for installation. I have been doing installs for years not one unhappy customer.X-S: <a class="user" href="http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=533248">http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=533248</a>My blog: <a class="user" href="http://www.teamxmods.com/">http://www.teamxmods.com/</a>
jagoxMar 27, 2007
Umm...when you mod your Xbox with XBMC you have the ability to lower the speed of the exhaust fan in the system to a much quieter setting.
hottkarlMar 27, 2007
Word.
hearshotMar 27, 2007
Lawl"It also plays games"I have an xbmc xbox and i've loved it for about 3 years now. Very easy to upgrade once its been hacked.
stubadubMar 27, 2007
There are several solutions to enable playback of more formats on the 360. I use the Videora xbox 360 converter so all my videos are compatible. Granted, this requires an extra step, but it works very well. There is also a program you can install that will convert on the fly. I can't remember the name but it would occasionally give me a problem with a video that I was then able to convert with Videora with no problem. After a couple of those videos were encountered I switched permanently to Videora.
zabafMar 27, 2007
Psp is the most hacked system of all time.
diversionmaryMar 28, 2007
@spongy, thanks! i upgraded in late janurary from xbmc v.old to xbmc 2.01-final-fat-t3ch, but i don't think i've tried hitting the white button while in xbmc.
kcmedicApr 15, 2007
"Umm...when you mod your Xbox with XBMC you have the ability to lower the speed of the exhaust fan in the system to a much quieter setting"Actually I haven't used XBMC in a few years, I didn't know you could do that. Learn somethin' new every day.I'll have to give it another look. Thanks.
kwimiaMay 18, 2007
Wonderful! I swear i saw it on freshmeat or somewhere else.
dmitriyvozJun 20, 2007
The author has mentioned very much a vital topic today. It seems to me that the problematics of this clause enables to reflect and draw conclusions. You can as to look sites in Russian which mention this theme: <a class="user" href="http://www.rolid.org">http://www.rolid.org</a> <a class="user" href="http://www.se-ua.com">http://www.se-ua.com</a>